Dez Bryant, Laurent Robinson will start for Cowboys

Posted by Michael David Smith on October 2, 2011, 11:45 AM EST

AP

Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant is active and ready to go today against the Lions.

Bryant had been listed as questionable with the thigh injury he suffered in Week One, but Werder reports that Bryant has improved dramatically in the last few days and is much closer to 100 percent than he was on Monday night against the Redskins.

The Cowboys’ other usual starter, Miles Austin, was already declared out with a hamstring injury. ESPN’s Ed Werder reports that Laurent Robinson has moved ahead of Kevin Ogletree on the depth chart, and Robinson will be the Cowboys’ other starting receiver.

HOLLEY. Jerry Jones is a moron. Jesse Holley proved to be cool under pressure against the 49ers, and he is still being buried on the depth chart. He should be over Ogletree, and I would speculate over Laurent Robinson as well, though it’s early to judge Robinson’s value to the Cowboys with his limited play.

Laurent Robinson was the 6th best receiver on the receiver-needy Rams last season. Oh yeah, glad to see the Rams had so many receivers better than Megatron last season. So, as of right now, he’s what, 15th best?